Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very blessed Easter...mine was very peaceful, thank heavens! Easter week was my time to take a breather and gear up for my very busy next few months, which began this past Saturday. A dear friend of mine is getting married in May, so I offered to host a bridal shower for her to give her one more chance to relax before her "big day".
One of the bridesmaids enlisted the help of the groom to get a surprise present from all the ladies in our community: a beautiful statue of Our Lady for the couple's new home...the statue hadn't arrived by the time of the shower, so she printed out a picture to show her what it looked like.
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| The lovely Bride-To-Be and two of her bridesmaids |
I'm not entirely sure how we managed to fit everyone in our living room (we had over forty-five ladies of all ages attending) but somehow there were enough chairs and even a tiny amount of room to walk around.
Some friends provided games to play after tea, my favorite being "Bridal Trivia" (I had never heard this before, but apparently the custom of having groomsmen came about because so many brides used to be kidnapped on their wedding day that the groom would gather the best swordsmen he knew to guard her until the ceremony was over! The best man was the best swordsman out of all of them...and bridesmaids were there to confuse the kidnappers in hope that they would be captured instead of the bride =)).
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, so I'd say the party was a success. After everyone else left, one of my little friends stayed behind to help me finish off the extra lemonade and take silly pictures while our moms visited...
When my mom and I (finally) had our home back to ourselves, we celebrated our success with some Pink Lady Cocktails and a "Once Upon A Time" episode...=)
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